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<Front Panel Bottom Section>%7REC INHIBIT switch
This selects whether to enable or inhibit the recording on the cassette tape.
ON: The recording on the cassette tape is inhibited.
The REC INHIBIT lamp on the front panel now lights.
OFF: The recording on the cassette tape is enabled provided that the cassette’s
accidental erasure prevention mechanism has been set to the recording enable
position.
%8MENU button
When this is pressed, the setup menu appears on the TV monitor using VIDEO OUT 3
connector, and the setup menu No. appears on the display.
When it is pressed again, the setup menu setting mode is exited and the original operating
mode is restored.
%9SET button
When this is pressed, the data which has been set on the setup menu is entered. After
data entry, the setup menu setting mode is exited and the original operating mode is
restored.
^0DIAG button
When this is pressed, VTR information is displayed. When it is pressed again, the original
display is restored.
There are two types of VTR information: “HOURS METER” information and “WARNING”
information. Switching between these types is enabled by pressing the search button.
Indicated on the “HOURS METER” screen are the power-on time, drum rotation time, tape
travel time, loading count, etc.
Indicated on the “WARNING” screen are the warnings.